Enrollment
93
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510021000075
Temperance Elementary
1981 Lowesville Rd, Amherst, VA 24521 · (434) 946-2811 · Amherst County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL93 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
77 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Temperance Elementary
Temperance Elementary's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperance Elementary this school | 93 | 82.8% | 82.1% |
| Indian Valley Elementary Radford | 110 | 81.8% | 80.4% |
| St. Charles Elementary St Charles | 110 | 82.7% | 88.7% |
| Speedwell Elementary Speedwell | 123 | 82.1% | 72.6% |
| Gladesboro Elementary Hillsville | 108 | 92.6% | 81.9% |
| Sugar Grove Elementary Sugar Grove | 88 | 95.5% | 74.8% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Temperance Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Amherst County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 93 | #1,167 of 1,176 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
93
-16 (-15%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 83% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 7.5 | 13.6:1 | 80% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 9.5 | 9.7:1 | 78% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 7 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 7.5 | 15.1:1 | 52% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 90 | 7 | 12.9:1 | 48% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 92 | 7 | 13.1:1 | 39% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 8 | 13.3:1 | 28% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 114 | 7 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Temperance Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (113 to 93); teachers down 7% (7.5 to 7).
About Temperance Elementary
As a small elementary school, Temperance Elementary serves students in Amherst, Virginia. School enrollment was 93 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Temperance Elementary reports to Amherst County Public Schools, which has 9 schools and 3,900 students.
At Temperance Elementary, White students make up 87% of the student body. After that, the student body is 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Amherst County, the White share is about 74%. By the diversity index, Temperance Elementary comes in at 24%.
Temperance Elementary employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. That is close to the 82% average for public schools in Amherst County.
Temperance Elementary scores 16.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 82.1% actual versus 65.6% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Temperance Elementary is located in Amherst County, where median household income is about $68,724, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 10 public schools in Amherst County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,900.
Amherst Elementary is the public school closest to Temperance Elementary, about 7.6 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.9%; Temperance Elementary's is 82.1%, ranking 1st of 9.
Federal data place Temperance Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Temperance Elementary had 109 students in 2020-21 and 93 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Temperance Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Amherst County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,485
Census ACS
Median income
$68,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,900 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amherst County Public Schools
- Amherst County HighHigh · 1,240 students
- Monelison MiddleMiddle · 469 students
- Madison Heights ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Amelon ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Amherst MiddleMiddle · 371 students
- Amherst ElementaryElementary · 307 students
Other schools in Amherst
- Amherst County HighHigh · 1,240 students
- Amherst MiddleMiddle · 371 students
- Amherst ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Amherst Elementary7.6 mi · 307
- Amherst County High8.6 mi · 1,240
- Central Elementary8.9 mi · 268
- Amherst Middle9.0 mi · 371
- Tye River Elementary9.3 mi · 360
- Nelson County High10.5 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Temperance ElementaryHow large is Temperance Elementary?
Temperance Elementary enrolls approximately 93 students in grades PK-05.
Is Temperance Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Temperance Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Temperance Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Temperance Elementary.
How diverse is Temperance Elementary?
Temperance Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Temperance Elementary?
Temperance Elementary is overseen by Amherst County Public Schools in Amherst County.
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